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Lexicon :: Strong's G1653 - eleeō

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ἐλεέω
Transliteration
eleeō (Key)
Pronunciation
el-eh-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
32x in 21 unique form(s) TR
31x in 23 unique form(s) LXX
91x in 22 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:477,222

Variant Spellings

In Jude 22-23 and Rom 9:16 its lexical form would be ἐλεάω.

Strong’s Definitions

†ἐλεέω eleéō, el-eh-eh'-o; from G1656; to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace):—have compassion (pity on), have (obtain, receive, shew) mercy (on).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's G1653 in the following manner: have mercy on (14x), obtain mercy (8x), show mercy (2x), have compassion (1x), have compassion on (1x), have pity on (1x), have mercy (1x), have mercy upon (1x), receive mercy (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's G1653 in the following manner: have mercy on (14x), obtain mercy (8x), show mercy (2x), have compassion (1x), have compassion on (1x), have pity on (1x), have mercy (1x), have mercy upon (1x), receive mercy (1x).

  1. to have mercy on

  2. to help one afflicted or seeking aid

  3. to help the afflicted, to bring help to the wretched

  4. to experience mercy

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἐλεέω eleéō, el-eh-eh'-o; from G1656; to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace):—have compassion (pity on), have (obtain, receive, shew) mercy (on).
STRONGS G1653:
ἐλεέω, ῶ; future ἐλεήσω; 1 aorist ἠλέησα; passive, 1 aorist ἠλεήθην; 1 future ἐλεηθήσομαι; perfect participle ἠλεημένος; (ἔλεος); from Homer down; Sept. most frequently for חָנַן to be gracious, also for רִחַם to have mercy; several times for חָמַל to spare, and נִחַם to console; to have mercy on: τινά [Winer's Grammer 32, 1 b. α], to succor one afflicted or seeking aid, Matthew 9:27; Matthew 15:22; Matthew 17:15; Matthew 18:33; Matthew 20:30f; Mark 5:19 [here, by zeugma (Winer's Grammar § 66, 2 e.), the ὅσα is brought over with an adverbial force (Winer's Grammar 463 (431f.)), how]; Mark 10:47f; Luke 16:24; Luke 17:13; Luke 18:38f; Philippians 2:27; Jude 1:22 Rec.; absolutely to succor the afflicted, to bring help to the wretched, [A. V. to show mercy], Romans 12:8; passive to experience [A. V. obtain] mercy, Matthew 5:7. Specifically of God granting even to the unworthy favor, benefits, opportunities, and particularly salvation by Christ: Romans 9:15, 16 R G (see ἐλεάω), Romans 9:18; Romans 11:32; passive, Romans 11:30f; 1 Corinthians 7:25; 2 Corinthians 4:1; 1 Timothy 1:13, 16; 1 Peter 2:10.
[Synonyms: ἐλεέω, οἰκτείρω: ἐλ. to feel sympathy with the misery of another, especially such sympathy as manifests itself in act, less frequently in word; whereas οἰκτ. denotes the inward feeling of compassion which abides in the heart. A criminal begs ἔλεος of his judge; but hopeless suffering is often the object of οἰκτιρμός. Schmidt ch. 143. On the other hand, Fritzsche (Commentary on Romans volume 2 p. 315) makes οἰκτ. and its derivatives the stronger terms: ἐλ. the generic word for the feeling excited by another's misery; οἰκτ. the same, especially when it calls (or is suited to call) out exclamations and tears.]

Related entry:
ἐλεάω, adopted for the more common ἐλεέω (which see) by L T Tr WH in Romans 9:16 and Jude 1:23 [also by WH Tr marginal reading in 22]; (Proverbs 21:26 manuscript Vat.; 4 Macc. 9:3 variant; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 13, 2; Polycarp, ad Philip. 2, 2). Cf. Winers Grammar, 85 (82); Buttmann, 57 (50); [Mullach, p. 252; WHs Appendix, p. 166; Tdf. Proleg., p. 122].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
21:26
Matthew
5:7; 9:27; 15:22; 17:15; 18:33; 20:30
Mark
5:19; 10:47
Luke
16:24; 17:13; 18:38
Romans
9:15, 16; 9:16; 9:18; 11:32; 12:8
1 Corinthians
7:25
2 Corinthians
4:1
Philippians
2:27
1 Timothy
1:13; 1:16
1 Peter
2:10
Jude
1:22; 1:23

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1653 matches the Greek ἐλεέω (eleeō),
which occurs 32 times in 29 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:7 - Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:27 - And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:22 - And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:15 - Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously; for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and oft-times into the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:33 - shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30 - And behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:31 - And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:19 - And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:47 - And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:48 - And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:24 - And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:13 - and they lifted up their voices, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:38 - And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:39 - And they that went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:15 - For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:16 - So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:18 - So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:30 - For as ye in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:31 - even so have these also now been disobedient, that by the mercy shown to you they also may now obtain mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:32 - For God hath shut up all unto disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:8 - or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:25 - Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:1 - Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not:

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:27 - for indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:13 - though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: howbeit I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:16 - howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for an ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:10 - who in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:22 - And on some have mercy, who are in doubt;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:23 - and some save, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
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